Thanks so much for sharing that, Tsh. I re-read it this last week, and realized I have children almost the exact same ages as when I wrote it (because of our spacing, we've had this mirroring of certain dynamics). I recently learned of this brain thing I can't remember the fancy word for -- basically the feedback system that sets expectations and helps you determine (internally) if you're making progress... I think that writing, and re-iterating that some things are not in my imagination is so important for my expectation management. I have picked up on these cycles, "Oh, I always feel __ in mid July" and "I feel like my life is never going to be orderly again, but it's really just the baby, toddler, 4 year old combo doing me in"... and here I am, still kicking (maybe) ;)
Yes! Very much the same, both with kids’ ages and with the rhythms of seasons and cycles (as in, I know as a homeschool mom and teacher that May and September are always nuts for me). I’ve written some things literal decades ago that spoke to me into my present day, reminding me of truths I learned in a different way but that still resonate in some capacity… writing is funny (and cathartic, and necessary) like that.
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Thanks so much for sharing that, Tsh. I re-read it this last week, and realized I have children almost the exact same ages as when I wrote it (because of our spacing, we've had this mirroring of certain dynamics). I recently learned of this brain thing I can't remember the fancy word for -- basically the feedback system that sets expectations and helps you determine (internally) if you're making progress... I think that writing, and re-iterating that some things are not in my imagination is so important for my expectation management. I have picked up on these cycles, "Oh, I always feel __ in mid July" and "I feel like my life is never going to be orderly again, but it's really just the baby, toddler, 4 year old combo doing me in"... and here I am, still kicking (maybe) ;)
Yes! Very much the same, both with kids’ ages and with the rhythms of seasons and cycles (as in, I know as a homeschool mom and teacher that May and September are always nuts for me). I’ve written some things literal decades ago that spoke to me into my present day, reminding me of truths I learned in a different way but that still resonate in some capacity… writing is funny (and cathartic, and necessary) like that.